A serene oasis in an otherwise busy, noisy, chaotic city!
We were looking for accommodations that didn't require an elevator ride, could easily provide safe social distancing from other people, and was centrally located.
Mama Garden turned out to be perfect!
The BTS, MRT, and Chao Praya river boat systems are all within a 10 minute walk. Within the same distance is the IconSiam Mall, an upscale shopping destination, with numerous restaurants, IMAX theatre, Watsons, and other amenities should you need to get out of the heat or rain for a while.
You don't need to go to all the way Khaosan Road or even Chinatown for street food, because there a number of food stalls, from the moment you exit the Mama Garden gate and around the corner. When it got too hot to go elsewhere to eat, we just picked up some dimsum, fried rice, fried chicken, grilled catfish or chicken, roast duck, crispy pork belly, fried noodles, all with five minutes walk. All cheap and delicious!
We also did the Yaowarat road experience, and I don't plan to do that again. Once is enough just for the experience. In a previous visit I stayed near Khaosan road and that too will not be repeated.
Mama Garden is located along an alley of a medium busy road that leads to a very busy main road where IconSiam is located. But at night, save for an occasional motorcycle or people talking, all you hear are frogs croaking and crickets chirping.
Mong was an outstanding host, went well beyond expectations to see to our needs. She even got up at 4:30 AM to check if our booked ride had arrived to take us to the airport! Thankfully she did, because that !@#$%& driver was a no-show, and so we had to scramble to find another. She spoke to the Grab-taxi driver to explain how to get to our location quickly. She must have also told him to drive fast because he must have broken speed records to get us to DMK on time.
Thank you Mong for a great stay!